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Tales Of Love In Camelot Analysis

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Synopsis for Tales of Love in Camelot, Book One: When Love Takes Hold, by Bekah Walker
The most epic battles are those of the heart...
Just like other men, the renowned Knights of Camelot fall prey to the sweet delights of love.
The towering and formidable Sir Perceval Gales, age twenty, serves King Arthur of Camelot. Though bold in battle, when it comes to women, Perceval’s painfully shy. But that all changes when he meets the charming dark-haired beauty, Christiane Port, age eighteen, the tavern owner’s daughter and aspiring healer.
One early summer night, Christiane accepts Perceval’s fumbling invitation to walk around the city, and a romance between the two begins. At first, Christiane’s father, Will, expresses displeasure about this …show more content…

The king had been struck by Morgane’s arrow, one poisoned with deadly black magic. However, middle-aged Merlin – Arthur’s one-time tutor, now advisor and friend – used his considerable magical ability to strike Morgane dead, destroy her army, and heal Arthur. Before this confrontation, no one had known Merlin was so powerful. The man often referred to his magical ability as “no more than interesting parlor tricks. But thanks to Merlin’s skill, Arthur lived; however, the king needed time to recover from being exposed to such powerful dark magic. And no one knew what the long-term effects of such exposure might be.
Subsequently, Camelot’s citizens celebrate their young, much-loved king’s homecoming, and life returned to relative normal. Christiane falls pregnant, and Perceval is thrilled. Christiane now lives in the castle with Perceval, and they settle into their new roles as husband and wife, with Christiane starting a healing apprenticeship with the irritable court healer, …show more content…

Christiane, experiencing early-pregnancy nausea, goes for a walk by the battlements late in the evening. There, she runs into Ulrich, who confesses he’s in love with Christiane, and kisses her. Perceval, having woken and finding his bed empty, comes upon the two mid-kiss, but does not see Christiane push Ulrich away. Perceval storms up and makes wild accusations against both Ulrich and Christiane; he questions if the baby is his. A horrified Christiane storms off, collects her pillow and blanket from her chamber, and prepares to spend the night with a friend. Realizing he’s made an awful mistake, Perceval begs Christiane for forgiveness, yet as she wanders by with her belongings, she tells Perceval he needs a night to cool-off, and she will speak to him the next

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